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self-pity

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self-pit·y (slfpt)
n.
Pity for oneself, especially exaggerated or self-indulgent pity.

self-pity·ing adj.
self-pity·ing·ly adv.

self-pity
n
the act or state of pitying oneself, esp in an exaggerated or self-indulgent manner
self-pitying  adj
self-pityingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.self-pity - a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
sorrow - an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
Translations
self-pity [ˌselfˈpɪtɪ] Nautocompasión f
self-pity [ˌsɛlfˈpɪtɪ] nautocommiserazione f
self-pity [ˌsɛlfˈpɪtɪ] nautocommiserazione f


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His days were filled with morbid self-pity, which eventually engendered in his weak and vacillating mind a hatred for those who had sent him here--for the very men he had at first inwardly thanked for saving him from the ignominy of degradation.
Tears came to my eyes then, not tears of self-pity for my predicament, but tears from a heart filled with a great love--a heart that sees the sun of its life and its love setting even as it rises.
Then a dampness came into Ebbits's eyes, and I knew that the sorrow of self-pity was his.
 
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